Reefing Re-caulking a Classic Sailboat | Dorothy the Wooden Boat Update (NEW 2023):
The Dorothy, built in 1897, has never been fully reefed or re-caulked, which is the process of pounding cotton and oakum between the seams of a wooden sailboat's planks. Shipwright and artist Tony Grove explains the process of reefing - pulling out the cotton material - out without damaging the boat's 130-year-old delicate cedar planks. Dorothy is considered to be the oldest functioning sailboat in Canada, and is set to return to the water in May 2023, for the first time in 20+ years! She is owned by the Maritime Museum of BC, and will sail as a live vessel and an elegant ambassador for heritage boats built on the Pacific Northwest Coast. This video is produced by Arise Enterprises Ltd, part of a series of videos about the restoration of Dorothy, and the background for a feature-length film, "Between Wood and Water", in production since 2013. Follow Dorothy the Wooden Boat; A Love Story ---------- Documentary Trailer: https://vimeo.com/244140539?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=7206020 Blog: https://www.dorothysails.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dorothysails1897/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC06Z-mw9FC3LYOsVsR2GXlg **Help Us Prove Dorothy's Story Matters!** ---------- By signing up for our newsletter, we plan to use this list of subscribers as proof to broadcasters that there is an audience who want to hear Dorothy's story. Subscribe: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/377777/83478105218352729/share Have connections in the documentary or broadcasting world? Email tobi@tobielliott.com ---------- #SailboatAntiques #OldWoodenBoats #ClassicBoats #VintageBoats #SailboatRestoration #WoodenBoatRestoration #SailboatLove #SailboatLife #WoodenBoatLife #SailboatAdventures #WoodenBoatAdventures #SailboatCommunity #WoodenBoatCommunity #SailboatHistory #WoodenBoatHistory #AntiqueSailboats #ClassicSailboats #YachtLife #LuxuryYacht #YachtParty #YachtCharter #YachtWeekend #YachtCruise #YachtEnthusiast #YachtVacation #YachtAdventure #YachtDreams #boat #boating #Caulking #boatRestoration #tallShip #tallShips #Gabriola #BCHistory #Canada #canadianHistory #Heritage #heritagePreservation #Canadian #Maritime #maritimeHistory #maritimeMuseum #sailing #sailingadventures #sailingboat #sailingpassion #sailingday #shipwright #boatRefit
